Etymology

-cene

Today it means: Related to the geologic era called the Cenozoic, the current one. Full definition →

Ancient Greek καινός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκαινός“new”
  2. English today-cene

From Cenozoic. From Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκαινός all →

HoloceneCenozoicceno-

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